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...Hillel and the School of Shammai, clashed shortly before Jesus' birth. Jewish tradition records that the rigid Shammaites held religious control throughout Jesus' life and during the founding decades of the Christian Church. But by A.D. 70 the more flexible Hillel school had become pre-eminent and the predecessor of today's traditional Judaism. In Falk's theory, Jesus was a Pharisee of the Hillel school, so that his denunciations ("Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!") were aimed at the Shammai school, not Jews in general, and not even at all Pharisees...
...House Speaker Tip O'Neill about old age, delved into the world of X-rated films with Porno Star Seka, and probed Jim Palmer, the former Baltimore Orioles pitcher, about his relationship with Manager Earl Weaver. In his first five weeks, King's ratings have surpassed those of his predecessor, Sandi Freeman, who was replaced when CNN decided not to renew her contract...
...giant investment firm of Merrill Lynch & Co., which he ran before going to Washington. He clearly does not enjoy the experience. He replies to criticism of his supposedly confrontational approach by hinting that he is more devoted to the President's philosophy and program than his first-term predecessor, James Baker. "Remember, a lot of this is Regan letting Reagan take the lead," the chief of staff told TIME last week. "There may have been times in the past when others have tried to get the President to compromise. But the question is, in a second term, what does...
...society in such works as Billiards at Half-Past Nine (1959), The Clown (1963) and Group Portrait with Lady (1971). A crusader for the freedom of writers everywhere, especially under Communism, Böll was considered Germany's most influential writer since Thomas Mann, and in conscious evocation of his predecessor he was often called "the conscience of the nation...
...Workshop began a selection process in January for a new director after Chang’s predecessor, Frank Conroy, announced he was stepping down due to an illness. He has recently passed away...